Evidence-based prevention of childhood malnutrition

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 276-285

  Imdad, Aamer ^a   Sadiq, Kamran ^b   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a,b  

^a Division of Women and Child Health   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

malnutrition; stunting; undernutrition; underweight; wasting

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HYGIENE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; IRON THERAPY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEASLES; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SANITATION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANEMIA; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79954989953     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328345364a     Document Type: Article

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